TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of training and support on stress among care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly
AU - Proctor, Rebekah
AU - Stratton-Powell, Hilary
AU - Tarrier, Nicholas
AU - Burns, Alistair
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The present study assessed the impact of a training programme for care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly on symptoms of stress and work related pressure by means of a randomised controlled trial. Staff in 12 homes (six receiving training and six acting as controls) participated in a six month intervention devised for developing skills in individual care planning (Barrowclough and Fleming, 1986). Levels of reported psychological distress were shown to increase significantly among the control group sample at 6 months' follow-up with a worrying 57% of this group reaching the GHQ(28) caseness threshold. However, there was no significant increase in psychological distress amongst the care staff receiving the training intervention. In view of the increasing levels of dependency among residents and the corresponding high levels of reported stress among care workers, further research into the efficacy of training and support for this group is sorely needed.
AB - The present study assessed the impact of a training programme for care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly on symptoms of stress and work related pressure by means of a randomised controlled trial. Staff in 12 homes (six receiving training and six acting as controls) participated in a six month intervention devised for developing skills in individual care planning (Barrowclough and Fleming, 1986). Levels of reported psychological distress were shown to increase significantly among the control group sample at 6 months' follow-up with a worrying 57% of this group reaching the GHQ(28) caseness threshold. However, there was no significant increase in psychological distress amongst the care staff receiving the training intervention. In view of the increasing levels of dependency among residents and the corresponding high levels of reported stress among care workers, further research into the efficacy of training and support for this group is sorely needed.
U2 - 10.1080/09638239818346
DO - 10.1080/09638239818346
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-0567
VL - 7
SP - 59
EP - 70
JO - Journal of Mental Health
JF - Journal of Mental Health
IS - 1
ER -